VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agoWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?message-squaremessage-square258linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down11
arrow-up1137arrow-down1message-squareWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square258linkfedilink
minus-squareclag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 days agoFrom ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 days agoSure feels like that sometimes.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoStill weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoWe know know sneezing can wake the small elf living in your stomach. According to RFK.
From ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
Sure feels like that sometimes.
Still weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.
We know know sneezing can wake the small elf living in your stomach. According to RFK.